A researcher from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has invented a novel way to halt and even reverse rheumatoid arthritis. He developed an imitation of a suicide molecule that floats undetected into overactive immune cells responsible for the disease. Whimsically referred to as Casper the Ghost, the stealth like molecule causes the immune cells to self-destruct …

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A new study finds that people with rheumatoid arthritis are just as fast at most typing as people without rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

The more significant predictors of computer speed are training (those with typing training are better than people who hunt-and-peck) and age, according to the study, published in Arthritis Care & Research.

This is significant, the researchers note, as it means that people with RA may be able to remain in many jobs. The percentage of people who …

Read the complete article here – source: WebMD – Arthritis Typing

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The FDA reports today that a family of drugs known as TNF blockers (designed to interfere with a chemical in the body which causes inflammation) and which are used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile arthritis, might be causing cancer in children and young adults. The brands under investigation include; Remicade, Humira, and Enbrel. More than 30 cases of cancer in the young who were taking these drugs have been reported over the last 10 years … read more here.

Source: NaturalNews.com

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